Archive for December, 2008
RENEW responds to cows vs. wind column
A column by Mike Nichols in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel seems to present an either/or dicotomy between wind-generated electricity and digester-generated electricity. Nichols wrote:
This is something to ponder as we head into a new year – and a new era. We are developing huge wind farms in Wisconsin. People are talking about setting turbines [...]
U.S. edges out Germany as world wind power leader
From an article posted on Environmental News Service:
WASHINGTON, DC, December 26, 2008 (ENS) – The national trade association of America’s wind industry says in 2008 the industry had another record growth year – the third record year in a row and generated more than $18 billion in revenues.
This year, the United States passed Germany [...]
Manure digester summit set for January 13
From the announcement of the Manure Digester Summit:
Whether you have less than a 100-head herd or a large herd, digesters can work for you. Come to the seminar to hear how Dane County and Richland County are using community digesters as well as how to implement a manure digester on a 50-head farm.
Tuesday, January [...]
Pot of Gold or Real Solution?
Dennis Briley, RENEW board member and former board president, sent an article by Jenna Kennedy from the Daily Yonder. The article won the Missouri Farmer Union’s 2008 student contest.
It may not be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but there are financial gains to be had in wind power. Wind [...]
Menasha installation to be Fox Valley’s largest solar system
From an article by Michael King in the Appleton Post-Crescent:
TOWN OF MENASHA — George Dearborn believes the town will become a renewable energy leader by example with the installation of a large solar system next spring.
Dearborn, the town’s community development director, said last week’s action by the Town Board to award a $240,453 contract to [...]
PSC presentation summarizes Wind on the Water
From a presentation about Wind on the Water by Deb Erwin, program and planning analyst, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin:
The Governor’s Task Force on Glocal Warming recommended:
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) and other state agencies complete a study of the feasibility of generating electricity from off-shore wind resources in the Great Lakes by [...]
MREA supports rules to require certified installers on solar electric projects
Two visitors at the MREA Energy Fair in June 2008 check out a solar oven on display in front of the MREA’s solar training structure.
From a statement of the Board of Directors of the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) concerning proposed rulemaking by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce regarding Act 63, relating to a [...]
Farm Bureau members favor wind standards
From an article in The Country Today:
WISCONSIN DELLS – Wisconsin Farm Bureau members approved a resolution Dec. 8 that calls for state standards for siting of wind turbines, similar to the standards that officials approved several years ago for the siting of livestock facilities.
The wind turbine resolution was among policies considered by Farm Bureau members [...]
Transmission poses obstacle to wind power
From an article by Philip Brasher in the Des Moines Register:
Washington, D.C. – The political winds are right for making wind power in Iowa. The problem is getting that power to the big cities that can use it.
President-elect Barack Obama wants to use a massive economic stimulus program to create a green economy, and he’s [...]
Study says wind turbines meet all established noise limits
From the “Post Construction Noise Survey Report” by Hessler Associates, Inc., Principal Consultant: George F. Hessler Jr.
Report Number 061608-1
The following text is taken from pages 5 and 6 of the 34-page report.
The complete report is public record and available on this PSC website link:
http://psc.wi.gov/apps/erf_share/view/viewdoc.aspx?docid=102715
“The test engineers did not observe any adverse character [...]
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